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Sony MHS-CM5 bloggie HD Video Camera (Violet) NEWEST MODEL The Sony is the best under $200 camcorder on the market. Its auto focus is quick, the colors are rich and accurate, and the mono mic actually sounds good. It has a built in usb plug (which is also used to charge) and pretty good face detection. The still camera (unlike the pocket cams) actually takes decent 5 megapixel photos. It has a playback speaker which is loud enough. The 5X optical zoom is smooth, and the digital zoom is well... a digital zoom. Bottom line, for the price the picture quality and build is mighty good. There is some negatives, I listed them below, none are deal breaking.. more of a wish list. The biggest feature missing for me is Steady Shot (image stabilization) on the 1080p and 720/60 frame modes. The Kodak zi8 has this, but it looks like crap on 1080p so I guess I would rather not have this feature if the hardware is too slow to process the steady shot. Which is why im guessing Sony didnt include this feature on the higher quality modes. Pros: -Very acceptable video quality -Good sounding mic -GREAT accurate colors -5X optical zoom -for once a decent still camera -quick zoom -SD memory card capable and Memory Stick Pro Duo -Record and upload.. its in a format that just.. Works. -Mac and PC friendly Cons: -Battery lasts a little over an hour (buy an extra!) -Steady Shot is only on 720P (30 Frames/sec) and VGA -lens cap instead of hardware lens open/close -mic is mono (but its not bad) -no manual focus -low light (like all low cost camcorders) isnt the best, and the focus is slow/struggles in low light